Extension-stock for pistols.



G. A. SACHS.

EXTENSION STOCK FOR PISTOLS.

APPLlCATlON FILED SEPT-25.1917.

Patented May 21,1918.

ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT onruon.

GUSTAV ADOLF SACHS, OF EUGENE, OREGON.

extension-swoon son Pistons.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May '21, 1918.

Application filed September 25, 1917. Serial No. 193,178.

To all whom it may concern:

;Be it known that I, Gosrnv .A'DOLF SACHS, a citizen of the German Empire, and a resident of Eugene, in the county of Lane and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1 in Extension- Stocks for Pistols, of whichthe following is a specification.

The ob] eot or any invention is to" provide a simplified arrangement for oonne-ctln'g a pretol with an extensionstook, thereby enabling the marksman to use a pistol very much after the fashion oi a rifle, and thus obtain greater accuracy in shooting. Another advantage of this construction resides in the fact that the extension stock is detachable from the pistol, and the two parts can there- Mfore. be packed more readily than if their connection was permanent.

a In the preferred form of my invention the extension stock is so constructed that it will at the sanre time form a holster in which A *therpistol maybe carried when not in use.

Various additional features which lend special advantage to the construction now dovised by me will be fully described below in connection with the accompanying drawings and the novelty of the invention will then be pointed out in the appended claims.

A typical example of my invention is illuswtrated in the accompanying drawings in Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a pistol in connection with my improved holster and extension stock;

Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview showin how the improved holstermay be suspends from l a belt;

I i Fig. 3 is atop view of the improved holl ster;

Fig. dis a side elevation of the holster *with parts in section Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line 55 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a detail side elevation showing the front portion of the holster on an enlarged scale;

Fig. 7 is a partial vertical section on the line 7 -7 of Fig. 6; and

ig. 8 is adetail end view of one of the parts of the pistol clamp or holder.

Theholster 10 is made of substantially the usual shape, being considerably wider at one end than at the other so as to properly receive the pistol 11 with the handle 11, (see itswidc end the holster happenfor the insertion and removal of the pistol and has a flap 10 which may be held in the closed position by means of a pin and slot connection such as indicated. at 12. On the outside and adjacent to the wider end,-the holster is provided with a spring clip 13 substantiallyU-shaped as shown best in Figs. 2 and 3, said Clip ranging lengthwise of the holster and having its opening toward the narrow end thereof. This clip is generally made of brass and enables the holster with the pistol therein to be readily suspended from a belt or otherp'a'rt of the clothing as indicated at 14 in Fig. 2.

The holster is stifi'ened longitudinally both at the upper and at the lower edge. a At the lower edge a rib 15 of fiber or other suitable material is provided, the rear end of which is practically at the joint or hinge connecting the flap 10 with the body 10 of the holster. At its forwardend this fiber rib is continued upwardly to the upper edge of the holster as indicated at 15, and is formed exteriorly with a concaved seat 15" for the handle 11 of the pistol. The leather covering or like material used forthe holster is preferably riveted to said lower stiffener or rib 15 as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 4:. Along the upper edge of the holster there is another stiffener in the nature of a strip 16 of steel or like material preferably incased in leather or the like as indicated in Figs. 4, 5 and 7, and having its exposed rear end bent downward and forward as indicated at 16, so thatthis rear end will term a broader hearing for the upper end of a transverse elastic means comprises two plates 18 of fiber or like material provided at their lower ends with lugs 18 which register with a forwardly extending ridge or stop 15 (see Fig. 4), which serves to engage theend of the pistol handle (see Fig. 1). Through these plates 18 and through the forward portion 15' or the stifiener, as well as through the body of the holsterv extends a transverse pivot pin 19 on the ends of 0f the holster and is adaptedtofit around Fig. 6 to bring the eccentric pivotal con nection 22 forward of the axis of the pivot which are secured two disks 20' and 20' respectively. One of these disks 20 may be integral-with the pivot pin; the other is,

shown aswsecurecl thereto detachably by means of a screw 21, said disk 20 having a square hole to fit overa square portion 19 of the pivot pin, and being alsorecessed on its outer surfaceso that the head of the screw 21 may be counter-sunk.

7 Each of the disks 20 and 20 is providedwith an eccentric aperture which isindicated at 20 "(see Fig; 8 for receivingra screw 22, by

means of which a pivotal connection is established between the said disks and a holder strap or loop 23 preferably covered "with leather or the like on its major portion. This loop or strap which is substantially U-shaped embraces the forward end the pistol handle '11, as shown in Figfil.

The pivot 19 and the parts connected therewithmay be turned by means of a handle 20*, preferably formed integral with the disk 20. Afstop "such as 2 1 may be provided to limitthe movement of said lever when it' reaches its service position (see Fig.1). f

When it is desired to insert the pistol in the holder 23 and firmly connect" the pistol with theholster the lever 20 is first swung to the position indicated by full lines in 19, so that ample space is provided for inserting thepistol handle 11, which is made to rest on the stops 15 and 18', the

' transverse curved seat 15'? assisting in j' dle.20 is then swungrearwardly as indicated bythe arrow to the position shownin properly positioning the pistol. Thehandotted lines. in Fig. 6 and in full linesin Fig. 1, thereby'drawing the loop or holder 23 longitudinally toward the holster and clamping the pistol'handle firmly in positions. The parts are now in the condition illustrated by Fig. 1, and. the holster may be used as an extension stock; The elastic 'respectivelygflthus while the holster is braced longitudinally to a sufficient extent to make it a practically rigid stock, suificient elasticity is provided by thetransverse member 17 :to take up the jars and make shooting with the weapon more comfortable; I

"Thehole .23- indicated inFig. 6 is simplyan. extra hole inthe strap or loop 23 to i .e nable its effective lengthto ibe'increased 5 the holster exteriorly. r

when, desired, it being understood that in this casethe screw 22 on that side would be removed and the strap then adjusted so as'to bring the hole 23 into registry with the hole 20", whereupon the screw 22 would be inserted again. This extra adjustment might be provided at each end of the strap 23. 1

Iclaim: H 1. A longitudinallyesti-fi'ened pistol holster provided with a flap at oneend'and with a transverse elastic butt member secured permanen'tly along the joint of said flap withthe body of the holster, and means for securing a pistol to; the otherend of -the holster 'exteriorly whereby theholster may be used as an extension stock pistol holster provided with an openmg at one end, a flap for covering said opening,- atransverse' butt member at the joint of the flap with thebody of the holster, a longitudinal stiffening member provided with a :return bend adjacent to one end of saidtransvers'e member, and means for securinga pistol to the other: end of 3. A pistol holster provided with a flap and with stiifeners extending along the top and bottom edges of the holsterto said flap,.-1

an elastic butt memberlocated. at'the junction of the flap with the holster body and having its ends in supported relation to therear ends of said stifieners, and means for fastening a-pistol to the front'portion of the holster exteriorlyj I 4. An extension stock for pistols, provided with a seat for the pistol handle, a

loop arranged adjacent to said seat,-t0 em-,' brace the pistol handle, a member jour- 1 I naled in said stock and having an' eccentric pivotal connection with said loop, and a han e on saidmember; f 7 f5. An. extension "stockjfor-pistols, provided with a seat for the pistol handle, an

eccentric journaled in said stock adjacent to said seat, and a holder arranged to engage the pistol handle and operated by said eccentric v to tighten or loosen its hold on said handle.

' 6. An extension stock for pistols," provided with a seat for the pistol handle, a

holder connected with said stock and adapted to engage the pistol handle, and means for drawing said holder lengthwise" of the stock to clamp the pistol handle.

In testimony, that I claim the-foregoing as 'my.invention,-I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

eUs'rAvAno qs c s, ,Witnessesr Q j 3' H.1Hmnnnsnowr,

D. A. ELKINS. v

' ,cobm-a thizipatent 'nmy he obtained for fivecents each, by addressing the. commissio i r of time,

Washington; D. 0." 

